Part I Historical Conceptions of Well-Being over the Long Term
| 1 The Search for Well-Being: From Ancient to Modern Times Richard J. Estes |
3 |
| 2 Western Historical Traditions of Well-Being Alex C. Michalos and Daniel Weijers |
31 |
| 3 East Asian Historical Traditions of Well-Being Shawn Arthur and Victor H. Mair |
59 |
| 4 Well-Being in India: A Historical and Anthropological Report Isabelle Clark-Decès and Frederick M. Smith |
83 |
| 5 Islamic Conceptions of Well-Being Mohsen Joshanloo |
108 |
Part II Domains of Well-Being
| 6 How We Measure Well-Being: The Data Behind the History of Well-Being M. Joseph Sirgy, Richard J. Estes, and Audrey N. Selian |
135 |
Part III Regional Analyses of the History and Contemporary State of Well-Being Since World War II
| 7 New Beginnings in an Ancient Region: Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa Valerie Møller and Benjamin Roberts |
161 |
| 8 Well-Being in Latin America Mariano Rojas and José de Jesús García Vega |
217 |
| 9 Well-Being in Canada and the United States Richard J. Estes, Kenneth C. Land, Alex C. Michalos, Rhonda Phillips, and M. Joseph Sirgy |
257 |
| 10 The History of Well-Being in East Asia: From Global Conflict to Global Leadership Takashi Inoguchi and Richard J. Estes |
301 |
| 11 The History of Well-Being in South Asia Vijay Kumar Shrotryia and Krishna Mazumdar |
349 |
| 12 The History of Well-Being in Southeast Asia Mahar Mangahas and Edilberto C. De Jesus |
381 |
| 13 The History of Well-Being in Europe Wolfgang Glatzer and Jürgen Kohl |
409 |
| 14 The History of Well-Being in Oceania Robert A. Cummins and Tanja Capic |
453 |
| 15 Well-Being in the Transition Economies of the Successor States of the Former Soviet Union: The Challenges of Change Carol Graham and Aurite Werman |
493 |
| 16 The History of Well-Being in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Habib Tiliouine and Mohammed Meziane |
523 |
| 17 Well-Being of Circumpolar Arctic Peoples: The Quest for Continuity Birger Poppel |
565 |
Part IV Special Issues Related to the Well-Being of Nations and Population Groups
| 18 The History of Well-Being and the Global Progress of Women Elizabeth Eckermann |
609 |
| 19 The Role of Technology in the History of Well-Being: Transformative Market Phenomena Over Time Audrey N. Selian and Lee McKnight |
639 |
Part V Epilogue
| 20 The History of Well-Being in Global Perspective Richard J. Estes and M. Joseph Sirgy |
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| Appendices | 743 |
